entregar — Spanish conjugation

to deliver

Frequency#171Irregular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoentregoI deliver
entregasyou deliver
vosentregásyou deliver
él/ella/Ud.entregahe/she/it delivers
nosotrosentregamoswe deliver
vosotrosentregáisyou (pl.) deliver
ellos/ellas/Uds.entreganthey deliver

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Irregular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoentreguéI delivered
entregasteyou delivered
vosentregasteyou delivered
él/ella/Ud.entregóhe/she/it delivered
nosotrosentregamoswe delivered
vosotrosentregasteisyou (pl.) delivered
ellos/ellas/Uds.entregaronthey delivered

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yoentregaba
entregabas
vosentregabas
él/ella/Ud.entregaba
nosotrosentregábamos
vosotrosentregabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.entregaban

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoentregaríaI would deliver
entregaríasyou would deliver
vosentregaríasyou would deliver
él/ella/Ud.entregaríahe/she/it would deliver
nosotrosentregaríamoswe would deliver
vosotrosentregaríaisyou (pl.) would deliver
ellos/ellas/Uds.entregaríanthey would deliver

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoentregaréI will deliver
entregarásyou will deliver
vosentregarásyou will deliver
él/ella/Ud.entregaráhe/she/it will deliver
nosotrosentregaremoswe will deliver
vosotrosentregaréisyou (pl.) will deliver
ellos/ellas/Uds.entregaránthey will deliver

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe entregadoI have delivered
has entregadoyou have delivered
voshas entregadoyou have delivered
él/ella/Ud.ha entregadohe/she/it has delivered
nosotroshemos entregadowe have delivered
vosotroshabéis entregadoyou (pl.) have delivered
ellos/ellas/Uds.han entregadothey have delivered

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía entregadoI had delivered
habías entregadoyou had delivered
voshabías entregadoyou had delivered
él/ella/Ud.había entregadohe/she/it had delivered
nosotroshabíamos entregadowe had delivered
vosotroshabíais entregadoyou (pl.) had delivered
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían entregadothey had delivered

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría entregado
habrías entregado
voshabrías entregado
él/ella/Ud.habría entregado
nosotroshabríamos entregado
vosotroshabríais entregado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían entregado

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré entregadoI will have delivered
habrás entregadoyou will have delivered
voshabrás entregadoyou will have delivered
él/ella/Ud.habrá entregadohe/she/it will have delivered
nosotroshabremos entregadowe will have delivered
vosotroshabréis entregadoyou (pl.) will have delivered
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán entregadothey will have delivered

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Irregular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yoentregue
entregues
vosentregues
él/ella/Ud.entregue
nosotrosentreguemos
vosotrosentreguéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.entreguen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoentregara
entregaras
vosentregaras
él/ella/Ud.entregara
nosotrosentregáramos
vosotrosentregarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.entregaran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoentregase
entregases
vosentregases
él/ella/Ud.entregase
nosotrosentregásemos
vosotrosentregaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.entregasen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya entregado
hayas entregado
voshayas entregado
él/ella/Ud.haya entregado
nosotroshayamos entregado
vosotroshayáis entregado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan entregado

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera entregado
hubieras entregado
voshubieras entregado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera entregado
nosotroshubiéramos entregado
vosotroshubierais entregado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran entregado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Irregular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
entrega
vosentregá
él/ella/Ud.entregue
nosotrosentreguemos
vosotrosentregad
ustedesentreguen

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no entregues
vosno entregues
él/ella/Ud.no entregue
nosotrosno entreguemos
vosotrosno entreguéis
ustedesno entreguen

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy entregando
estás entregando
vosestás entregando
él/ella/Ud.está entregando
nosotrosestamos entregando
vosotrosestáis entregando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están entregando

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve entregando
estuviste entregando
vosestuviste entregando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo entregando
nosotrosestuvimos entregando
vosotrosestuvisteis entregando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron entregando

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba entregando
estabas entregando
vosestabas entregando
él/ella/Ud.estaba entregando
nosotrosestábamos entregando
vosotrosestabais entregando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban entregando

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría entregando
estarías entregando
vosestarías entregando
él/ella/Ud.estaría entregando
nosotrosestaríamos entregando
vosotrosestaríais entregando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían entregando

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré entregando
estarás entregando
vosestarás entregando
él/ella/Ud.estará entregando
nosotrosestaremos entregando
vosotrosestaréis entregando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán entregando